Blog - UNEP Climate & Environmental Sustainability Solutions

Huge uplift needed on climate adaptation, starting with finance commitment at COP29

finance commitment at COP 29:

 

  • International public adaptation finance flows to developing countries increased from US$22 billion in 2021 to US$28 billion in 2022.
  • Even achieving the Glasgow Climate Pact goal of doubling adaptation finance to at least US$38 billion by 2025 would only cut the adaptation finance gap of US$187-359 billion by about 5 per cent.
  • In addition to enormous financing and implementation to address growing climate ...

    Date: 11 November 2024    Comments: 1

Clean Air Day 2024: Time to Act for a Breath of Fresh Air!

Clean Air Day highlights urgent need to invest in air pollution solutions
for global prosperity

Today marks the fifth annual International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, and the message is clear: Invest in Clean Air Now for a healthier, more prosperous future! 

Why Act?

  • 8 million deaths annually due to air pollution, including over 700,000 children under five.
  • 99% of humanity breathes polluted air, with air pollution now the second ...

    Date: 07 September 2024    Comments: 0

Record-Breaking World Environment Day 2024: A Global Rally for Land Restoration, Desertification, and Drought resilience.

Breaking World Environment Day: A Global Rally for Restoration ????

Riyadh, 05 June 2024 – This year's World Environment Day, celebrated under the theme "Our Land. Our Future. We are #GenerationRestoration," has set new records in global participation and impact. Hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the event highlighted critical issues such as land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.

 

"In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, great efforts have been made to restore lands and limit degradation, including with the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East ...

Date: 06 June 2024    Comments: 0

Rich countries use six times more resources, generate 10 times the climate impacts than low-income ones, far exceeding human needs and nature’s capacity

Nairobi, 1 March 2024 – Extraction of the Earth's natural resources tripled in the past five decades, related to the massive build-up of infrastructure in many parts of the world and the high levels of material consumption, especially in upper-middle and high-income countries. Material extraction is expected to rise by 60 per cent by 2060 and could derail efforts to achieve not only global climate, biodiversity, and pollution targets but also economic prosperity and human well-being, according to a report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)-hosted International Resource Panel.  

The

Date: 01 March 2024    Comments: 0

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